Water Temperature: 83
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
This is a report for Sat, Sunday, an Monday.
I fished the Fishing for a Cure event out of Goose Pond Sat. and they had a great tournament. Alot of anglers showed thier support and that was awesome. We fished the upper mid lake section of the lake all day. With thei event being a 3 fish tournament and most of the anglers I knew that were in it I felt like it would take atleast 16-18 lbs to have a chance. My partner for the day Rodney Treadaway and I headed to some deeper stuff I fish and went hog hunting. We boated fish most all day with Jackall Swimming Ninja swimbaits, Jackall Craws and Lake Fork Live Magic Shads(5.5) in natural colors. My big fish and also big fish for the event(7.00) was boated at 7:15 on the Live Magic Shad. We ended the event with 15.04 taking 4th place and big fish. Huge congrats to all the winners and other contestants for a great job and thank you for being a part of a great charity.
On Sunday got out with a good friend for some fun fishing. The morning bite was awesome and we had a blast teaching him to catch fish on the swimbait. Again we hit deeper areas for the better fish but did find some solid keepers in shallow grass. The afternoon was not as good to us with both numbers and size dropping but still a good day on the lake.
Monday had a trip with a great angler from NC. He wanted to learn the dropshot and swimbait so we hit some section of deeper water I have been fishing. Size was lacking a little but he boated fish the entire trip with a solid 4 lb adv. for the size. All in all a great weekend and wonderful start to the week.
Hope everyone has had a great week so far and looking forward to some awesome weather. Be sure to also check us out on Facebook(Fins-N-Grins Freshwater Adventures) and also twitter(Fins_N_Grins) for on water updates while on trips and some other cool stuff we are doing. See you on the water.
God Bless
Phil4:13
FINS -N- GRINS FRESHWATER ADVENTURES
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Guntersville report 05-25-10
Water Temperature: 82
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Got out today as part of a Corp. trip with an awesome guy from Bham.. He said he would rather go looking for a big fish than catch numbers and wanted to also learn a swimbait. Well we hit an area I have been doing well on a swimbait and after about 10 mins he boated his first. He then smacked a few more then wanted to hit a deeper bite. We made the move and hit some of my deeper spots. After missing a couple he got the hang of it and boated a couple of solid fish. We made a move with 10 mins before time to be back and on the last stop boated 2 more in 5 mins.. A great end to a short trip with a great guy. Hope everyone had a wonderful day and looking forward to a good holiday weekend. See you on the water.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
FINS -N- GRINS FRESHWATER ADVENTURES
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Got out today as part of a Corp. trip with an awesome guy from Bham.. He said he would rather go looking for a big fish than catch numbers and wanted to also learn a swimbait. Well we hit an area I have been doing well on a swimbait and after about 10 mins he boated his first. He then smacked a few more then wanted to hit a deeper bite. We made the move and hit some of my deeper spots. After missing a couple he got the hang of it and boated a couple of solid fish. We made a move with 10 mins before time to be back and on the last stop boated 2 more in 5 mins.. A great end to a short trip with a great guy. Hope everyone had a wonderful day and looking forward to a good holiday weekend. See you on the water.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
FINS -N- GRINS FRESHWATER ADVENTURES
Guntersville 5-26-10
Water Temperature: 83
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Headed out this afternoon to do some looking with fishing partner Rodney while we both had a day off from trips. We fished the same patterns we both have been on the past few weeks but in areas neither of us have touched in a few years. We ended up running from the storms that blew in but had a great day before they hit. Only on the water about 4 hours hitting a place catching a fish and moving. Best five went 21+ lbs and we both found a way to "tweek" the bite a little and shook off several bigger bites. Looking forward to the trips we have lined up in the coming weeks. Hope everyone is having a great week.
Best baits for the day were Jigs(natural colors), Lake Fork Swimbaits(shad colors) and Jackall Swimming Ninja(also shad color). Key today was fishing slower and "feeding" the fish the bait after they hit it the first time.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
FINS -N- GRINS FRESHWATER ADVENTURES
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Headed out this afternoon to do some looking with fishing partner Rodney while we both had a day off from trips. We fished the same patterns we both have been on the past few weeks but in areas neither of us have touched in a few years. We ended up running from the storms that blew in but had a great day before they hit. Only on the water about 4 hours hitting a place catching a fish and moving. Best five went 21+ lbs and we both found a way to "tweek" the bite a little and shook off several bigger bites. Looking forward to the trips we have lined up in the coming weeks. Hope everyone is having a great week.
Best baits for the day were Jigs(natural colors), Lake Fork Swimbaits(shad colors) and Jackall Swimming Ninja(also shad color). Key today was fishing slower and "feeding" the fish the bait after they hit it the first time.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
FINS -N- GRINS FRESHWATER ADVENTURES
Lake Guntersville 5-27-10
Water Temperature: 84
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Headed out as part of a fullday multi-boat trip going from Waterfront. I got to fish with two great guys from Miss.. We started on topwater and to be honest the morning bite left alot to be desired today. We ended up going to swimbaits and started catching fish after we worked on the feel of the bite. They boat ended up doing ok on baits and learning some new tactics. After they were happy with the numbers I made the move to some bigger fish. We hit the deep water and they both culled everything they had in the morning the rest of the day., Best fish are coming on structure in 25-40 feet of water. Had both clients fishing dropshots, and swimbaits but also had a few suspended fish off Jackall Muscle 15+ cranks in shad colors.
Hope everyone has a great Holiday weekend and stays safe. Please remember to be kind to other anglers and boats and drink lots of water. The heat is just nasty right now and doesnt take long to dehydrate. Also have rain gear ready to use, last two days have had some nasty little storms pop up in the heat of the afternoon on some areas of the lake. Stay weather aware.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Headed out as part of a fullday multi-boat trip going from Waterfront. I got to fish with two great guys from Miss.. We started on topwater and to be honest the morning bite left alot to be desired today. We ended up going to swimbaits and started catching fish after we worked on the feel of the bite. They boat ended up doing ok on baits and learning some new tactics. After they were happy with the numbers I made the move to some bigger fish. We hit the deep water and they both culled everything they had in the morning the rest of the day., Best fish are coming on structure in 25-40 feet of water. Had both clients fishing dropshots, and swimbaits but also had a few suspended fish off Jackall Muscle 15+ cranks in shad colors.
Hope everyone has a great Holiday weekend and stays safe. Please remember to be kind to other anglers and boats and drink lots of water. The heat is just nasty right now and doesnt take long to dehydrate. Also have rain gear ready to use, last two days have had some nasty little storms pop up in the heat of the afternoon on some areas of the lake. Stay weather aware.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Lake Guntersville FIshing Report(4-26/5-1)
The last week of fishing has been kinda funny between "pop-up" storms, fronts, and high winds fishing has been solid but size has been up and down. We started off the week after returning from Center Hill expecting the fishing to be good and it was. My trips this week have seen some awesome numbers and as the week grew on the size got better as well. Most of the best numbers are being seen still in pockets and in the shallow waters. Our best baits for the solid 15-18 pound bags have been Lake Fork Green Pumpkin Lizards and Jackall 6.8 Flick Shake worms in any color you want to use.
During the week I moved alot looking for the bigger bite and by the end of the week I found it. While the Shad Spawn is only days from kicking off, the ledge bite is getting hot. One key is finding green grass in 8-12 feet of water near shell beds. I got the chance to do some searching and found some grass on this pattern working well with Jackall Muscle 10+ crankbaits(shad colors) and two types of swimbaits. Both the Jackall Swimming Ninja(hitch) and Lake Fork Live Magic Shad(shad) are boating some great fish but the bite is slow as the day wears on.
The Jig bite is also picking up for us on the ledges and mouths of creek channels. I first position my boat on the down river side of the structure and work the bait with the current. After the bite seems to slow down(about a bite every 30-45 min.) I re-position the boat and fish the area again working into the mouth of the channel and dropping off into deeper water. This is also working with swimbaits but the jig seems to get the less aggressive fish.
As far as an outlook for the up coming week the weather will play a factor in the fishing. Brad Huffins of WAAY 31 says the weather will be nothing short of awesome this coming week with lows in the mid 60's and highs in the 80's all week. This should do nothing but more fish moving to the ledge and the topwater bite could get stronger as the week wears on. Ledges are going to be better all week as well as the creek channels where they meet the main river channel. With the big rains up north the TVA "should" be running water hard so finding stumps on the ledges will also be important, as this give some of those tired big fish a place to hide from heavy currents as they feed throughout the day to re-gain some mojo from the spawn.
Also hit the ledges first thing in the morning as well as open water humps looking for shad. I would suggest throwing a spinnerbait with the boat positioned in deeper water and throwing into the shallows. White seems to be the color that has worked best in years past. If you see shad following your bait your in the right area. After working the area solid and catching a few fish switch it up and use a swimbait and then a crankbait to catch a few more. Once the shad spawn starts fishing will be crazy every morning on this pattern for atleast 2 weeks. Once the sun gets up(around 8-9 am) that bite dies and the fish seem to shut down. Even though you should have 20+ pounds by this time you can still work the areas with the jig, spoon, or craw baits and get a few more bites.
Hope this report helps you guys/gals out in the following trips and you get out and enjoy this great weather and resource we have. Please remember to get a few pictures and get those fish back in the water so another angler can have the chance to catch the fsih of a lifetime. Thank you to everyone for thier continued support and please remember to support our sponsors. If it wasnt for them we couldnt be living this awesome dream. ROCK ON!!!
God Bless
Phil.4:13
During the week I moved alot looking for the bigger bite and by the end of the week I found it. While the Shad Spawn is only days from kicking off, the ledge bite is getting hot. One key is finding green grass in 8-12 feet of water near shell beds. I got the chance to do some searching and found some grass on this pattern working well with Jackall Muscle 10+ crankbaits(shad colors) and two types of swimbaits. Both the Jackall Swimming Ninja(hitch) and Lake Fork Live Magic Shad(shad) are boating some great fish but the bite is slow as the day wears on.
The Jig bite is also picking up for us on the ledges and mouths of creek channels. I first position my boat on the down river side of the structure and work the bait with the current. After the bite seems to slow down(about a bite every 30-45 min.) I re-position the boat and fish the area again working into the mouth of the channel and dropping off into deeper water. This is also working with swimbaits but the jig seems to get the less aggressive fish.
As far as an outlook for the up coming week the weather will play a factor in the fishing. Brad Huffins of WAAY 31 says the weather will be nothing short of awesome this coming week with lows in the mid 60's and highs in the 80's all week. This should do nothing but more fish moving to the ledge and the topwater bite could get stronger as the week wears on. Ledges are going to be better all week as well as the creek channels where they meet the main river channel. With the big rains up north the TVA "should" be running water hard so finding stumps on the ledges will also be important, as this give some of those tired big fish a place to hide from heavy currents as they feed throughout the day to re-gain some mojo from the spawn.
Also hit the ledges first thing in the morning as well as open water humps looking for shad. I would suggest throwing a spinnerbait with the boat positioned in deeper water and throwing into the shallows. White seems to be the color that has worked best in years past. If you see shad following your bait your in the right area. After working the area solid and catching a few fish switch it up and use a swimbait and then a crankbait to catch a few more. Once the shad spawn starts fishing will be crazy every morning on this pattern for atleast 2 weeks. Once the sun gets up(around 8-9 am) that bite dies and the fish seem to shut down. Even though you should have 20+ pounds by this time you can still work the areas with the jig, spoon, or craw baits and get a few more bites.
Hope this report helps you guys/gals out in the following trips and you get out and enjoy this great weather and resource we have. Please remember to get a few pictures and get those fish back in the water so another angler can have the chance to catch the fsih of a lifetime. Thank you to everyone for thier continued support and please remember to support our sponsors. If it wasnt for them we couldnt be living this awesome dream. ROCK ON!!!
God Bless
Phil.4:13
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